HereisastoryfromAesop7sFables.Youcanlearnsomethingfromit.Onceuponatime，somechildrenwereplayingattheseasidewhentheyfoundaturtle(海龟).Theybegantobeattheturtle.Justatthattimeayoungmancameandsa

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 Here is a story from Aesop ⁷ s Fables. You can learn something from it.

 Once upon a time，some children were playing at the seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time a young man came and said to them，" Stop！” The children ran   1 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said " Thanks for your help. I really would like   2 you to a wonderful palace now.”

  The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he3 the palace he was very surprised and said to the turtle，" What a nice palace！ ”To thank him，the king of the turtles served him a very4 dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very   5 everything.

  After dinner the king of the turtles said "I am going to give you two boxes，   6   you can open only one.” " You mustn't open both. Don't forget it! "the turtle warned him.

After he   7  ，he opened the bigger one of the two boxes.  8  ，the box was full of gold. "My God! "he cried " Fm a ( n) 9 man now." Then he thought   " Things in the other box must be expensive too.”He could not wait any longer. So he opened the other box.

  As soon as he opened it，his hair turned white， and his face 10 an old man over eighty years old. All happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did but it was too late.
(   ) 1. A. through    B. away

      C. into    D. out

(   ) 2. A. wanting    B. asking

      C. to let    D. to invite

( ) 3. A. left for    B. arrived in

      C. arrived at    D. got away

(   ) 4. A. big    B. poor

     C. bad    D. small

(   ) 5. A. pleased with    B. strict with

       C. angry with    D. sorry for

(   ) 6. A. so    B. or

     C. but    D. as

(   ) 7. A. went back to home

      B.   went back home

    C.   went back to the sea

    D.   went back the sea 

(   ) 8. A. To his surprising

    B.   To one's surprising

    C.   To one's surprise

    D.   To his surprise

(   ) 9. A. poor    B. rich

      C. old    D. young

(   ) 10. A. liked    B. felt like

       C. looked like    D. looked

Answer 1

l.B run away意为"逃跑"。 2. D would like to do sth.意为"想要去做某事";invite sb. to sp.意为"邀请某人去某地方"。 3. C arrive at/in = get to意为"到达"。arrive at +小地点;arrive ...